Day 27 | An Old Haunt by Julie Duffy

The Prompt

Your character goes back to an old haunt.

They don’t want to be there, but they have to go (brainstorm the reasons they might have to be there, but don’t over-explain it in the story).

What does your character want? What’s stopping them from getting it?

While they battle to get what they want (and out of the story), pay particular attention to the things they notice, about the old familiar place.

What does it smell like? What’s still there? What’s missing?How does what they notice inform the reader about their state of mind? Does one sensory detail change how they decide to act?

Use some of these details as you write the story today.

Julie Duffy

Julie Duffy is a writer and the host of StoryADay May. She loves to poke around places she used to live, for stories. You’ll read some of them in the weekly lessons in the StoryAWeek Newsletter: 52 Writing Lessons & Prompts to Keep You Writing All Year

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